The national flag of Andorra is a tricolor composed of three vertical stripes of blue, yellow and red. The middle strip with the coat of arms of Andorra. The national flag of Andorra was introduced in 1806.
Andorra National Flag
The width of the three stripes of the national flag of Andorra is in a ratio of 08:09:08, which is the average (yellow) strip, is slightly wider than the two outer ones. The blue and red colors of the Andorra flag are two colors of the French flag, red and yellow are the colors of Spain. The emblem in the upper left room is the miter and the staff of the bishop of Urgel, the three red poles is in the upper right of the Count of Foix, which are four stakes in the lower left of Catalonia and the cows in the fourth quarter of the counts of Bearn. The motto in Latin means “the union makes the force”.
Only the state flag carries the coat of arms, the flag comes from the plebeians without arms. In unusual place for flags is the aspect ratio of 07:10.
Andorra Flag Meaning
A theory suggests that Andorra could derive from Arabic al-Darra, whose meaning is ‘forest’. When the Saracens invaded the Iberian Peninsula, the valleys of the Pyrenees were formed by great extensions of forests. Represented by a gold miter and staff on a red background; B) that of Catalonia; C) that of Foix; D) that of Bearn. The shield can be accompanied by the motto “Virtus Unita Fortior” and surrounded by a halo, a parchment, or crowned with the emblems of the Lord. Origin of the name: A theory suggests that Andorra could derive from Arabic al-Darra, whose meaning is ‘forest’. When the Saracens invaded the Iberian Peninsula, the valleys of the Pyrenees were formed by large extensions of forests. Represented by a golden miter and staff on a red background; B) that of Catalonia; C) that of Foix; D) that of Bearn. The shield can be accompanied by the motto “Virtus Unita Fortior” and surrounded by a halo, a parchment, or crowned with the emblems of the Lord. Origin of the name: A theory suggests that Andorra could derive from the Arabic al-Darra, whose meaning is ‘forest’. When the Saracens invaded the Iberian Peninsula, the valleys of the Pyrenees were formed by great extensions of forests. Origin of the name: A theory suggests that Andorra could derive from Arabic al-Darra, whose meaning is ‘forest’. When the Saracens invaded the Iberian Peninsula, the valleys of the Pyrenees were formed by great extensions of forests. Origin of the name: A theory suggests that Andorra could derive from Arabic al-Darra, whose meaning is ‘forest’. When the Saracens invaded the Iberian Peninsula, the valleys of the Pyrenees were formed by great extensions of forests.
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Andorra Flag History
Until 1806, the national flag of Andorra was used as the bishop of Urgel the Catalan ruler was object.
The first known flag of Andorra was introduced in 1806 and is derived from the flag of the Count of Foix. It was a vertically divided yellow-red flag.
Probably, since 1866, a horizontal red-yellow-blue tricolor was used with a crown on the yellow stripe. By no later than 1939, the vertical version was used, possibly even before parallel to the horizontal banner. The emblem on the flag changed little since then. The flag was officially confirmed, but only on June 20, 1996 by the General Assembly of the Consell de les Valls (General Council of the Valleys).
According to legend, he was brought into the arms of the state flag until a durable Chadian citizen of the Permanent Mission of Andorra arrived in Paris. However, the crest leads Andorra since 1939 on its national flag, since it was not yet Chad. The background of the legend is that the Andorra administrator in Paris bourgeois flag was hoisted in the building, as is common in Andorra was. Only after the rain of visiting the citizens of Chad, he called from his house to the service flag.
The flag of Chad only has a different format than the flag of Andorra Civil. It is the same with the flag of Romania, by the blue stripe, a slightly different tone. The flag of Moldova is also the coat of arms in yellow stripes and is the only cultural flag. A relationship with one of the other three, namely that of Romania
The various communities (valleys) lead in the tricolor their own coat of arms, there are also reports of a flag of the capital Andorra la Vella, is derived from the coat of arms.
Map of Andorra
